Link Report for Sat. 5/8 -- Welcome Back, Manny Parra!

[MassBrew]

The outing will likely be brief, but LHP Manny Parra's return to the mound highlights Saturday's Daily Menu, conveniently with all-evening action, avoiding the Brewer matinee -- so you've got your assignments, choose and listen up tonight!

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed...

 

INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Pedro Liriano at Ottawa (Orioles), 5:05 PM

 

Audio link:

www.newstalk1430.com/

 

There is no alternate link from Ottawa; that franchise is really struggling -- attendance, airwaves, fiscally in every way...

 

HUNTSVILLE: LHP Jeff Housman at Jacksonville (Dodgers), 6:05 PM

 

Audio link:

www.espn1450.com/

 

HIGH DESERT: LHP Manny Parra at Lancaster (Diamondbacks), 8:30 PM

 

Audio link:

www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

 

BELOIT: RHP Greg Moreira at home vs. the mighty walking machine that is Kane County (A's), 6:30 PM

 

Audio link (Cougars' feed):

www.kccougars.com/

 

The Cougars' feeds archive, so you can go back and listen to any critical moments if you wish -- nice...

[950opsLHcatcher]

It is sweet to see Manny's name back in the pitching lineup. It may only be for a few innings, but we all need our Manny fix. And on the radio I said he'd be in the bigs next season, so he needs to get his pitch on. Today is a good day, indeed.

 

BTW, new Power 50 will be out late this evening.

[BrewCrewInMN]

alrighty i have something to look forward to tonight....mannys return and a new power 50, giddyup

[futurefan]

anyone able to get the Indy link working. I've got nothing

[MassBrew]

Futurefan, nothing here as well. Has anybody contacted Indy management over this yet?

 

By the way, Rickie Weeks with his first AA home run, 1-0 Stars in the 4th at Jacksonville.

 

That should make one poster happy at least....

[MikeRizzo]

Sorry guys I know I said I would go watch Parra tonite but the Beloit rainout pushed Dana back to tonite and I have to listen to that . If his game goes fast I will be able to go watch some of it.

 

GO SNAPERS

 

Mike

[MassBrew]

The Beloit broadcast is archived at the link provided above, so you can always listen to Dana later tonight, and then as many times as you wish http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[MikeRizzo]

good point but what do I do with the people in my house !http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[DiscoStu]

The Mavericks internet broadcast is down due to major issues with the local radio station.

 

To listen to the game head on over here. www.jethawks.com/listenlive.ram

 

Sorry about the inconvience.

[Rightomac13]

1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR

 

 

well at least its good to see him throwing again. Lets hope its butterflies...

[dman]

rough start for manny 2 2run homers and another run in the 1st hd down 5-0 after 1

[MassBrew]

Final: Ottawa (Orioles) 7, Indianapolis 1

 

Indianapolis Box Score:

J.J. Hardy's 10th double among the very few bright spots; night off for Corey Hart; Pedro Liriano's 4th inning was bad, but a Steve Scarborough error didn't help things, apparently...

 GAME DATE: 5/08/04 IND at OTT INDIANAPOLIS 1 AT OTTAWA 7 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG OTTAWA AB R H BI AVG R.Knox CF 4 0 1 0 .333 T.Raines CF 4 1 1 0 .197 M.Erickson 2B 4 0 1 0 .260 M.Fontenot 2B 4 0 0 0 .270 C.Magruder LF 4 0 0 0 .296 C.Mottola RF 4 0 1 2 .299 J.Liefer 1B 3 1 0 0 .300 R.Machado CAT 4 1 2 0 .291 J.Hardy DH 3 0 1 1 .277 J.Cust DH 3 1 1 2 .283 J.Nunnally RF 4 0 1 0 .236 J.Leon 3B 2 1 0 0 .261 S.Scarbrough 3B 2 0 1 0 .275 P.Swann LF 3 0 0 0 .364 M.Johnson CAT 4 0 0 0 .196 G.Gil 1B 4 2 2 1 .246 L.Figueroa SS 4 0 1 0 .241 E.Garabito SS 4 1 2 1 .313 P.Liriano PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Bergman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Wise PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Reichert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 1 6 1 TOTALS 32 7 9 6 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 6 1 OTTAWA 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 X- 7 9 0 E--S.Scarbrough. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 1, OTTAWA 2. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 8, OTTAWA 6. 2B--M.Erickson (2), J.Hardy (10), L.Figueroa (3), T.Raines (3). HR--J.Cust (1), G.Gil (3). SB--E.Garabito (2). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS P.Liriano (L,2-1) 4.0 6 6 3 4 1 1 4.80 M.Wise 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1.80 D.Reichert 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.14 OTTAWA S.Bergman (W,3-2) 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 5.13 E.Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.23 J.Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 5.79 SO--R.Knox, M.Erickson, J.Liefer, J.Hardy 2, J.Nunnally, M.Johnson 2, L.Figueroa, T.Raines, M.Fontenot, J.Cust, P.Swann, G.Gil. BB--J.Liefer, J.Hardy, S.Scarbrough 2, T.Raines, J.Cust, J.Leon 2, P.Swann. T--2:31. A--1117

Indianapolis Game Log:

 

www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=13833

[MassBrew]

Final: Jacksonville 2, Huntsville 1

Tough loss; every time we doubt LHP Jeff Housman, he amazes, as he's done in his last two starts -- wow...

 

Huntsville Box Score:

Housman can hit, too...

 GAME DATE: 5/08/04 HVL at JAX HUNTSVILLE 1 AT JACKSONVILLE 2 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG JACKSONVILLE AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 4 1 1 1 .264 W.Ruan CF 4 1 2 0 .200 A.Gwynn CF 4 0 2 0 .221 J.Repko LF 4 0 0 0 .336 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 .308 N.Alvarez 1B 4 0 1 1 .309 B.Nelson RF 3 0 0 0 .274 W.Aybar 2B 3 1 1 0 .280 B.Gemoll LF 3 0 2 0 .240 B.King 3B 4 0 1 0 .294 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 0 0 .274 D.Michaelis RF 4 0 0 0 .296 C.Barnwell 3B 3 0 0 0 .170 N.Castro SS 4 0 2 0 .245 E.Cruz SS 3 0 1 0 .171 T.Socarras CAT 3 0 1 1 .267 J.Housman PIT 2 0 1 0 .429 R.Leek PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 J.Belcher PH 1 0 0 0 .280 S.Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 .297 B.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 Y.Brazoban PIT 0 0 0 0 .333 TOTALS 30 1 8 1 TOTALS 33 2 8 2 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- 1 8 1 JACKSONVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1- 2 8 0 E--J.Housman. DP--HUNTSVILLE 4, JACKSONVILLE 1. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 2, JACKSONVILLE 7. 2B--B.King (9). 3B--N.Castro (1). HR--R.Weeks (1). CS--A.Gwynn, N.Alvarez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE J.Housman 7.0 4 0 0 1 9 0 3.26 B.Adams (L,0-1) 1.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 4.58 JACKSONVILLE R.Leek 8.0 7 1 1 0 1 1 1.86 Y.Brazoban (W,3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.42 BALKS--B.Adams. SO--R.Weeks, E.Cruz, W.Ruan, J.Repko 4, W.Aybar, D.Michaelis, N.Castro 2, T.Socarras, R.Leek. BB--W.Aybar, T.Socarras. T--2:18. A--8855

Huntsville Game Log:

The Stars had one two-on, two-out threat; that's it...

 

www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12276

[MassBrew]

Final: Beloit 8, Kane County (A's) 2

 

Beloit Site Game Summary and Player of the Game Info:

Long balls galore; Moreira and Eveland shine...

 

www.snappersbaseball.com/...4dc1137b45

 

Beloit Box Score:

The Cougars can only work two walks -- nice...

 GAME DATE: 5/08/04 KNC at BLT KANE COUNTY 2 AT BELOIT 8 YTD YTD KANE COUNTY AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG B.Ingram SS 3 1 1 0 .243 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 1 0 0 .304 L.Appert 2B 4 1 3 1 .242 T.Trofholz CF 4 2 2 0 .299 D.Castillo CAT 4 0 0 0 .323 D.Anderson LF 4 1 1 3 .250 E.Kim 1B 4 0 0 0 .229 L.Palmisano CAT 4 1 2 1 .323 B.Snyder 3B 3 0 1 0 .296 V.Rottino RF 4 1 1 0 .324 D.Majewski CF 4 0 1 0 .283 A.Heether 3B 4 2 2 4 .236 V.Spanos DH 4 0 0 0 .333 S.Moss DH 4 0 1 0 .100 K.Wayment LF 3 0 0 0 .269 C.Corporan 1B 3 0 1 0 .233 N.Rogers RF 3 0 0 0 .243 G.Acosta SS 3 0 0 0 .188 J.Corchado PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Eveland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 2 6 1 TOTALS 33 8 10 8 KANE COUNTY 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 6 0 BELOIT 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 X- 8 10 0 DP--KANE COUNTY 1, BELOIT 1. LOB--KANE COUNTY 5, BELOIT 2. HR-- L.Appert (2), D.Anderson (2), A.Heether 2 (3). SB--D.Majewski (5), T.Trofholz (6). CS--C.Corporan. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA KANE COUNTY J.Corchado (L,1-3) 3.2 3 4 4 1 4 2 3.42 M.Rodriguez 4.1 7 4 4 0 2 1 5.66 BELOIT G.Moreira (W,2-0) 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 1 5.04 D.Eveland (S,2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2.81 PB--D.Castillo. SO--B.Ingram, D.Castillo 2, E.Kim, V.Spanos, N.Rogers 3, V.Rottino, A.Heether, C.Corporan 2, G.Acosta 2. BB--B.Ingram, B.Snyder, G.Rodriguez. T--2:29. A--1137

Beloit Game Log:

Over 1100 at Pohlman Field -- good for them...

 

www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12473

[MassBrew]

In progress: Lancaster (Diamondbacks) 6, High Desert 4, after three innings

Mavericks take advantage of walks to post a four-spot in the third -- only show in town, listen in at the Lancaster link provided in the follow-up post above..

 

"You have to be impressed with Parra's velocity, you can see why the Brewers like him, has that hard sinking slider"

- Jethawks' announcer

 

If Manny feels fine on Sunday AM, this outing was a success, regardless of the scoreboard...

[edod]

Did Manny Pitch past the 1st ?

[Katuluu]

How do you like Appert's line Patrick? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[dman]

i believe manny threw 3ip

[MikeRizzo]

I went out there and got to see Manny pitch 1 inning

 

I talked to the Mavricks relivers and they said he pitched well the wind was really blowing tonite and two fly ball outs turned into home runs....Thats the cal league esp Lancaster.

 

Then I talked to Forest Martin who was charting pitches nice guy by the way and he said that Manny topeed at 94 and was working 88- 92 for the most part and in the first inning almost every fastball was 90+ he also thought Manny pitched well and the numbers dont tell the real story.

 

Overall pretty good first time out ....Way to go Manny

 

Mike

[batman]

Awesome... thanks a lot for the info, Mike. Looks like Dana had another great outing tonight, too.... good news on all fronts.

 

~Bill

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis "Quotes and Notes"

 

QUOTES:

 

Jack Cust, Ottawa (regarding two-run homer in fourth off Pedro Liriano):

 

"He (Liriano) was keeping me off balance," said Cust. "It wasn't a bad pitch that he threw, but I just really hit it well."

 

Cust on the cold weather (48 degrees game time):

 

"It actually was little warmer than our last series here," said Cust. "Once the sun went down it got cold. You just have to mentally block out it out each night. When we get to summer here, it's great. Our fans are loyal to come out here in these conditions. Some of them wear shorts."

 

Cecil Cooper, Indianapolis manager on the loss:

 

"We had a lackluster performance tonight," said Cooper. "We had no offense to speak of-we're not swinging the bats well. Our guys have got to make some physical and mental adjustments to the game. We need to be more selectitve at the plate. We have to have all of our guys go out and execute. We are not being very patient."

 

NOTES:

 

a.. Ottawa's six-run fourth inning was the most runs scored in a single frame this season against Indianapolis. The last three runs scored as a result of a Steve Scarborough error.

 

b.. Ottawa leads the series 1-0. Since joining the IL, Ottawa now has a 24-23 advantage over the Indians.

 

c.. The Tribe has dropped four of its last five games.

 

d.. Corey Hart and Alex Delgado were not available as they encountered passport difficulties. Hart has only missed two games all season.

 

e.. J.J. Hardy's 10th double of the year resulted in the Tribe's only run of the game as Jeff Liefer scored in the seventh inning.

 

f.. Indianapolis threatened in the ninth with one out, loading the bases, but failed to score.

 

g.. Former Indian Chad Mottola capped off the six-run fourth with a two-run single.

 

h.. The two teams play Sunday, the second game of a four-game series.

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

 

This time, the Suns? late rally was too much, and Jeff Housman?s second straight magnificent start was wasted. Huntsville (15-14) blew an eighth-inning lead on Saturday night at the Baseball Grounds, and Jacksonville (19-10) walked off a winner on Tony Socarras? two-out single in the bottom of the ninth, 2-1. With the loss, the Stars fell out of first place in the Southern League West.

 

Housman spun seven masterful innings, the longest stint for a Star this season, fanning nine for the second time in five days. Housman shut out the Suns, allowing just four hits and one walk. He has 18 strikeouts in his last 13 innings, permitting only one run while getting consecutive no-decisions. Housman pitched out of his lone jam in the seventh, retiring three hitters in a row, on a broken-bat roller and two strikeouts, with runners at second and third and none out.

 

Rickie Weeks? first Southern League homerun held up until the eighth. Weeks took Randy Leek?s 0-1 pitch over the left-centerfield wall, a line drive solo shot for a 1-0 Huntsville lead.

 

Leek nearly matched Housman?s effort, allowing one run while scattering seven hits over eight innings, walking none and fanning one. Remarkably, Leek required only 67 pitches, 52 for strikes, to navigate eight innings. Like Housman, Leek did not figure in the decision.

 

In the bottom of the eighth, Jacksonville?s Wilkin Ruan singled with one out and took second on a balk. One out later, Nick Alvarez singled to right, scoring Ruan with the tying run. In the ninth, Willy Aybar led off with a walk and took second on Nelson Castro?s two-out single. Socarras followed with a ground-single to left, plating Aybar ahead of leftfielder Brandon Gemoll?s throw with the winning run.

 

Yhency Brazoban (3-0) picked up the win after giving up one hit in the ninth, and Brian Adams (0-1) suffered the loss, surrendering two runs on four hits and one walk while fanning two over two innings.

 

Stars righty Chris Saenz (3-1, 3.26) meets Suns lefty Derek Thompson (1-1, 2.59) in the series finale at 2:05 p.m. CT on Sunday at the Baseball Grounds.

[MassBrew]

Final: Lancaster (Diamondbacks) 9, High Desert 6

The Mavs kept playing catch-up and wound up running out of time in their loss to the Jethawks. Parra's line wasn't good, and relievers Dave Nolasco and Craig Breslow were victimized by 5 Maverick errors, including two by catcher John Vanden Berg. On the bright side, DH Travis Hinton continued to stay hot with a 1-2 night that featured three walks and no K's. Kenard Bibbs added two triples and a walk, though he only scored once. The Mavs stranded nine men on base -- Toby

 

High Desert Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 5/08/04 HD at LNC HIGH DESERT 6 AT LANCASTER 9 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG LANCASTER AB R H BI AVG C.Crabbe 2B 3 1 1 0 .241 J.Ball CF 5 1 2 0 .279 P.Rasmusen PH 1 0 0 0 .063 N.Brown 2B 4 1 2 1 .327 P.Rasmusen RF 1 0 0 0 .063 C.Jackson LF 3 1 0 0 .309 D.Boyd LF 3 2 2 0 .317 C.Quentin DH 4 2 2 2 .248 M.Mendez RF 1 0 0 0 .177 J.Cota RF 4 1 2 0 .375 M.Mendez LF 0 0 0 0 .177 J.D'Antona 3B 4 1 2 3 .315 J.Eure 3B 5 0 2 0 .217 M.Santana 1B 4 1 1 0 .222 T.Hinton DH 2 1 1 0 .355 M.Morgan CAT 4 1 1 1 .217 J.Vanden ber CAT 4 0 0 1 .349 A.Haley SS 3 0 0 0 .212 S.Candelaria RF 4 1 0 1 .256 K.Whatley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Candelaria 2B 0 0 0 0 .256 J.Wechsler PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Frost 1B 3 0 0 1 .250 D.Glant PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Bibbs CF 3 1 2 1 .304 J.BULGER PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 1 .283 M.Parra PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Nolasco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 6 8 5 TOTALS 35 9 12 7 HIGH DESERT 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0- 6 8 5 LANCASTER 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X- 9 12 2 E--P.Rasmusen, M.Mendez, J.Vanden ber 2, C.Breslow, A.Haley 2. DP--HIGH DESERT 2, LANCASTER 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 9, LANCASTER 6. 2B--C.Quentin (6), J.D'Antona (9). 3B--K.Bibbs 2 (3). HR--C.Quentin (7), J.D'Antona (7). SB--J.Ball (3), N.Brown (8). CS--K.Bibbs, M.Morgan. HBP--D.Boyd. SF--O.Chavez. SH--A.Haley. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT M.Parra (L,0-1) 3.0 8 6 6 1 3 2 18.00 D.Nolasco 4.0 3 2 0 2 1 0 5.96 C.Breslow 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.19 LANCASTER K.Whatley 2.2 4 4 4 5 1 0 6.11 J.Wechsler (W,1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.29 D.Glant 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 5.30 J.BULGER (S,1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 HB--D.Glant. WP--J.Wechsler. SO--J.Eure 2, J.Vanden ber, S.Candelaria 2, O.Chavez, N.Brown 2, M.Santana, M.Morgan. BB--T.Hinton 3, J.Vanden ber, S.Candelaria, J.Frost, K.Bibbs, N.Brown, C.Jackson 2. A--4000

High Desert Game Log:

Manny Parra actually retired the first two men in that "work out the kinks" first inning...

 

www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...meID=19021

[MassBrew]

Kind of an offshoot Huntsville article as far as specific interest to the Link Report goes, yet still a good read on Jorge Brito. Who? You'll see...

 

www.al.com/sports/huntsvi...094360.xml

 

And, in a separate item, an update on the new video board from Mark McCarter of the Times

 

It's not as if Joe W. Davis Stadium is about to turn into some full-fledged construction zone, where all fans will need to wear hardhats.

 

And it's not always the best of news when the noise of a drill can drown out a baseball crowd. But the sound of work crews is a welcome one for Stars officials.

 

The new scoreboard, which will include a top-quality video screen, will be in place by the end of this month, according to Stars general manager Bryan Dingo. The target date is May 28.

 

Additionally, the bid for replacing many of the upper-level grandstand seats is expected to be awarded Thursday.

 

"Ideally, it'd have been great to have all the work done when the season opened,'' Dingo said. "But on the other hand, it's good that fans can see the work going on and see how we're trying to improve the stadium.''

 

The scoreboard, with a price tag in excess of $300,000, has been purchased by the Stars' ownership group, headed by Miles Prentice.

 

During last week's afternoon games, crews were already drilling holes and doing other work in preparation for the scoreboard.

 

Workers are scheduled to construct a control booth for the scoreboard this Tuesday. On May 24, they are scheduled to take down the existing scoreboard.

 

For two or three games, there will be an old-style manual scoreboard in place in left field.

 

Meanwhile, the city of Huntsville has committed $330,000 for renovation and improvement, including the new seats. Already much work has been done to the infrastructure and "behind the scenes,'' including improvements in the Stars clubhouse.

[MassBrew]

Prince Fielder (left) and Tony Gwynn Jr. combined for three hits Saturday night.

BOB MACK/The Florida Times-Union

 

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